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- February 2012 (Revised March 2012)
- Module Note
Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness
By: Diego Comin
Comin, Diego. "Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness." Harvard Business School Module Note 712-037, February 2012. (Revised March 2012.)
- Web
The Diamond Model - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications... View Details
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Beyond the Reach of the Invisible Hand: Impediments to Economic Activity, Market Failures, and Profitability
By: Dennis Yao
In this paper it is argued that failures of the competitive market are necessary conditions for supranormal profitability. Three fundamental causes of these market failures-production economies and sunk costs, transactions costs, and imperfect information-are developed... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Markets; Failure; Profit; Cost; Information; Market Transactions; Competition; Strategy; Production
Yao, Dennis. "Beyond the Reach of the Invisible Hand: Impediments to Economic Activity, Market Failures, and Profitability." Strategic Management Journal 9 (Summer 1988): 59–70. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- 2 Aug 2001
- Other Presentation
The Competitive Advantage of Singapore: Transition to the Innovation Stage
Competitiveness presentation at the new economy conference in Singapore. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The Competitive Advantage of Singapore: Transition to the Innovation Stage." New Economy Conference, Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore, August 2, 2001.
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Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
stakeholders to agree on a single overarching goal: improving health outcomes for patients while controlling the costs to deliver that care. Competition has failed in health care for the simple reason that it is based upon entirely wrong... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
Sara Enright (MBA 2004) speaks with students at the Community College of Rhode Island. Courtesy Sara Enright When former Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo came into office in 2015, she included in her plans to make the state more View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 2016
- Working Paper
Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents
By: David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Pian Shu and Gary Pisano
Manufacturing is the locus of U.S. innovation, accounting for more than three quarters of U.S. corporate patents. The rise of import competition from China has represented a major competitive shock to the sector, which in theory could benefit or stifle innovation. In... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Competition; System Shocks; Trade; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; China; United States
Autor, David, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Pian Shu, and Gary Pisano. "Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 22879, December 2016.
- April 2021
- Case
The Clean Network and the Future of Global Technology Competition
By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
In May 2019, amidst of an ever-worsening trade war between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump added Chinese telecom giant Huawei to the Department of Commerce’s “entity list,” essentially forbidding American firms from doing business with the company. Huawei,... View Details
Keywords: 5G; Telecommunications; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Trade; Competition; International Relations; Telecommunications Industry; China
Rithmire, Meg, and Courtney Han. "The Clean Network and the Future of Global Technology Competition." Harvard Business School Case 721-045, April 2021.
- October 1994
- Article
Contrived Competition: Economic Regulation and Deregulation, 1920s-80s
By: R. H.K. Vietor
Vietor, R. H.K. "Contrived Competition: Economic Regulation and Deregulation, 1920s-80s." Business History 36, no. 4 (October 1994): 1–32.
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Research Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
can a company gain a competitive advantage through a distinct way of competing? CEO Leadership What is the role of an effective CEO? Economic Development Competitiveness &... View Details
- 20 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness
is that people who should be allies are at cross-purposes with each other." The US Competitiveness Project put forth this definition: "The United States is a competitive nation to the extent that... View Details
Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette
- 10 Oct 2003
- Other Presentation
Regional Competitiveness in the Pioneer Valley
Porter, Michael E. "Regional Competitiveness in the Pioneer Valley." Pioneer Valley Regional Competitiveness Council Meeting, Chicopee, MA, October 10, 2003.
- 10 Nov 2004
- Other Presentation
Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05: Deutschlands Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05: Deutschlands Wettbewerbsfähigkeit." Bertelsmann Stiftung, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Berlin, Germany, November 10, 2004.
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Key Stakeholders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Employers Suppliers Policymakers Key Stakeholders We advocate that the goal of any health care system should be to increase the value it delivers to patients. This is the underlying thesis of Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based View Details
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Creating Shared Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
shared value? Corporate policies and practices that enhance the competitive advantage and profitability of the company while simultaneously advancing social and economic conditions in the communities in... View Details
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Business and Low Income Sectors: The Creation of Economic and Social Value
In the last three decades, innovative commercial solutions have emerged in developing nations focusing on providing effective responses to the hugely underserved needs of low-income populations, both as consumers as well as active participants in productive value... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
With global markets in turmoil over the last several weeks, leaders throughout the world are starting to think about how they should respond if confronted with an economic downturn. Yet what do we know about how leaders decide what to do... View Details
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Corporate Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
actions guarantees superior economic performance. Companies compete at the level of individual businesses, where strategic positioning within an industry creates value for customers. Successful strategy at the corporate level must produce... View Details
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
In the process, he shows how organizations can best equip themselves to take advantage of potential sources of competitive advantage that arise in the global setting. In International Finance: A Casebook, Desai provides case studies on... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News